Colinb17's kinda sorta build thread

zero noticable flex when mounted on the truck, and it's only going to get stronger tomorrow when i make the legs that secure it to the bed bolts.

minus the headache rack portion which is 2x3'' box, all of the tube work is 1'' with a .125'' wall thickness, for an outer diameter of 1.25''. i'll run out of room to cary stuff on it before i reach it's carying strength. was also able to keep it pretty light. i was able to lift it onto the truck without help, fairly easily. i'll get some mounted pictures tomorrow when i'm working on the legs.

 

it actually swings up. after the rack's all done, i'll build a set of arms that hold the swing part up out of the way when i need full bed space.

 

Nice

 

nice man!! cant wait to see some of the stuff you build for people. u need to start a build page for stuff u build for other people.

 

i've thought about it, but am still unsure if i want to. with still being a full time student and working a job on the side, time's already tight, and between word of mouth on here and the facebook page, i keep pretty busy. i'd hate to post a thread on here and then be like a lot of the vendors on here with couple month long waits. it kinda happened to john with his roof rack, but that is due to shipping limitations





got some shots of the rack today.....broke my welding helmet which brought things to a standstill, so it's still not fully donw, but it's securely mounted at least. still have to mount all of the stuff to it.







where the legs will anchor it to the bed (painted it so it doesn't rust before i can weld it up)


figuring out where i want to mount everything. probably go with this, and then have another bike mount, and the hi-lift mount on the other side.

 

Lookin good bro !!!!!

 

Did you buy your bike to match your truck?

 

lol, people ask me that all the time. i actually had the bike before the truck my road bike doesn't match though, so it wasn't photo-worthy

 

Ah, I understand completely. I did buy my bike to match my truck!

 

So you bought the truck to match the bike

 

i have a consistant tase in color

 

It's what you "specialize" in, among other things

 

Took a pretty hard hit on the drivers side on the most recent wheeling trip. imediate effects were a sure ass and the alignment was noticibly off. while i was putting on a new set of tie rod ends yesterday, idid a close inspection to check for any other damage. one of the alignment tabs is now bent even further than it was before, and i also managed to crack part of the weld (about an inch) on the lower part of my spindle gusset. about 4 months earlier, that same side took another realy hard hit, so i'm guessing that weakened the weld (maybe a hairline crack), and the more recent incident finished the job. it's all fixed now, and i'm glad i had them. +1 for total chaos spindle gussets

 

ive been thinking of picking up the spindle gussets but wasnt sure if running a 12in wide tire would rub on them? i thought i saw somewhere it rubbed....how much clearence do you have bro?

 

ton of room. if the tiresclear your spindle, they'll clear the gusset. keep in mind though, that this is the old style gusset (not sway bar compatible). i know you don't have your bar on, but the new ones are set of a litle differently and may offer less clearance. i'd search for a picture of the new style installed. you also can't use the new style with LR or stuck UCAs. the old style and i believe the all pro gussets can be used with them.

you can see here that mine don't stick out past the spindle. they actually kinda sit behind it

 

just bought two sets of quick fists so i canmount my ax and shovel to the new bed rack.

thinking about picking up a pair of the hi-lift tm-700s to mount the jack to the new rack as well. friend of mine has them and they are very nicely made.

$57 Hi-Lift Jack TM-700 1"-2" Adjustable Tube Mount

http://www.amazon.com/Hi-Lift-Jack-TM-700-Adjustable-Mount/dp/B003CEODQI

 

those look nice

 

taken from the funny pictures thread........i think i need to have one made.

 

lol.....

 

hell, i'll have two made and give the second to you